to reject or to rid yourself of; It is often used in reply when someone is forming ajebo; Made popular by eldee's song 'wash' {e.g. I wash e no go beta for you.}

iacon

see Aircon; a more extreme version of the word aircon, which is air conditioner.

iaport

Airport

ib

the capital city of Oyo State

IBB

President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida {IBB}

ibeji

twins

ibeji

carved figures representing twins made when one twin has died - Yoruba

ibeji

twins

ibo made

made by Ibo boys; Usually refers to fake things

ibonise

to turn a foreign word into an Igbo form

ice-block

ice-cube; Bring iceblock for this mineral Sometimes just 'block' in context.

idol

any object used in traditional religion, such as masks and carved figures

if not

if it were not for.. if not this haze, you would see the fadama clearly

if you no like um, gimme back

give back if you don't like it.

igbo

Igbo is the language spoken by the igbo tribe in Nigeria

Igboman

Igbo person N.B. In principle, the suffix –man can be applied to any ethnic group, but in fact Igboman is the most common collocation.

igboo

Nigerian weed

iguana

Nile Monitor Lizard Varanus niloticus.

ijebu

a tribe in Yoruba land; someone that is stingy

ijebu

fraud, counterfeit object, fake {Yoruba}

ikebay

buttocks

ikebe

bottom; also see yarnsh

ikebe

buttocks, but by extension also padding placed inside dress to enlarge the buttocks {Yoruba}

ikorro

a short cut.

illegal bunkering

the practice of removing petroleum products from oil pipelines and well-heads, without authorization from either oil companies or the government. It is widely thought to involve large-scale smuggling operations that use road tankers, barges and large ships offshore.

ill-lucks

misfortunes

im

a possessive pronoun used in the place of him; his; her

im ma

himself or herself

impressionario

impressario Portmanteau form 'impressario' + 'impression'

imprest

periodic petty cash; in form of a loan; {for government officials to spend on incidentals}

impresto

a loan

in front

ahead The house is still in front {does not mean in front of us}

in soup

in trouble; 'in the soup'

in time

quickly, not within a specified period; I hope he comes in time

Indian spinach

small herb used for sauces Basella alba

indigenes

inhabitants {of a particular administrative unit or region} We are indigenes of this state.

indigenous

local, native Indigenous dishes are available {Abuja Tourist Guide}

indomie

is a popular brand of noodles but it is used for all other brands of noodles

information

used without article; I received an information.

ingredients

spices etc. used to make soup; Are you going for ingredients?

inkebe

buttocks

innocent

Innocent was the name of the main character in the scary television series 'Wily wily', when he was in human form; Innocent is also a common name in Nigerian movies for houseboys {e.g. Innocent! Go buy star and coke for the visitors!}

insert sim

to have sex with a lady

interest to

to have an interest to; Consequent upon the death of my sponsor, none of my relations indicated interest to sponsor my schooling activities. {Student appeal letter}

inyanga

show off

IOU

I owe you

iroko

tree used for carving {West Africa English - WAE}.

iron-bender

skilled worker in the building trade who bends and cuts iron rods to the required size

ironwood

duramen, i.e. the hard central wood of certain trees?

isi ewu

An igbo soup made from goat head.

issue

children, progeny; He has many issues Not archaic in NE. Can form plural. Extension of legal term?

italo

italy

itidere

like making a shout out to your friends or fans; Mostly used by Naija Musicians.

itk

an abbreviation for I Too Know, which is somone who believes he/she has the answers to everything and imposes his/her opinion on everyone around them {e.g. Paul na ITK he no dey allow me talk when teacher ask question for class}

its coming

false expectation

ivinin

evening

iwere

used as an insult to call someone mental

iya basira

nickname for local food joints; The word originates from Styl Plus song{Iya Basira}. Iya basira joints are popularly known for spicing up their dishes with toto water, but still, some of us cannot resist!! {e.g. Na Ben dey control all the Iyabasira joints for town o!}

iyawo

a wife {Yoruba}.

IYC

{International Year of the Child} childish behaviour/tendency/attitude put up by an adult

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